Improvement in watches



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIEE.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATCH ES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 39,066, dated June 30, ISGS.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern.-

Beit known that l, JosEPII ANTOINE JEAN REDIEE, of 2 Rue Sainte Appoline, Paris, Empire of France, have invented some new and useful Improvements in Pocket lVatches; and I do hereby declare that the following is .a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed sheets of drawings, making a part of the same.

wheel revolves in the direction of the arrow `1the mainspring will be wound up,while when gives way and produces no action. If we cause this wheel R to be geared into the wheel H, which is provided with a double set of teeth, one of which is placed on edge, then by causing the pinion P', Fig. l, to gear into the edge wheel, H, it will be understood how the watch can be wound up by means of a button iitted on the square end T, the same result being attained as with the Breguet key. The wheel II is fitted on the plate by means of the washer R', Fig. 2, and the screw V. The pinion P T is maintained in its position (as shown in the drawings) by being fitted in the bush O, and the piece S C is secured to the plate by two screws. We will now state how the watch is set to time. Under the saine screw V, which holds the wheel H, is placed a lever, L K, working freely, and having attached at its extremity, K, apushingknob, M, which is pushed toward the center of the watch when the hands have. to be set, and carrying toward its extremity a wheel, r, gearing into the wheel R as well as the wheel n. When the watch has to be set, it will only be necessary to turn the button to the left to cause the hands to revolve in the opposite diit revolves in the opposite direction the pawl rection. Immediately that'the pushing-knob M has been abandoned,- the lever K L removes the wheel from the two gears R and 1', and the diiierent parts will remain at rest. Thus arranged the works can he placed in an ordinary case.

We will now describe how we can construct more economical cases, which are quite sufticient for the purpose, as it is never requisite for this description of watch to be opened. Fig. 5 represents the section of a watch on an enlarged scale. V is the glass 5 L, the glass ring, O, the dial, P, the plate, provided with two countersunk recesses, inwhich are adjusted the ring L, and the back F, which is being formed of onepiece. The part ibrmingusually thejunction ot' the case is dispensed with. N is the bridge on which the winding-pinion o pivots. The button B is soldered with tin on the bush ortube forming parts of this bridgesay 'on the part G,Fig. l-so as to form a portion of the same, while it remains unattached to any other part of the box. Thus it will he seen that the back F and the glass ring L can be removed while the button B and the ring A will remain attached to the works. It' it were considered desirable to make use ot' hinges for this sort of case, a single hinge would suffice both for the back and the glass ring, it would be placed opposite to the pendent ring, and one of the jaws of the hinge would be fixed or movable, according to whether the glass ring or the back is made to open. A This arrangelnentof parts can be applied to every description of watches such as repeating watches, hunting-watches, watches with second-hands or with any description of escapement.

I claim as newl. The combination of the shaft T, pinion Pf, and wheels H R, arranged and employed as described to wind the watch.

2. The combination with the above parts, or their equivalents, of the knob M, lever K L, and pinions t' n', for setting the hands.

The 18th of November, 1862.

J. A. J. EEDIEE.

Witnesses A. LEBLANC, A. MATHIEU. 

